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JUNE 25, 2025 • Vol. 20, No. 13
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City Council aims to update special events policy BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
WARREN — An old fight over which events are held on city property was resurrected at the June 10 Warren City Council meeting. The council unanimously voted for City Council Attorney Jeff Schroder to begin the process of drafting a policy for special events in the city. Following action by the council last November, there was a moratorium placed on renting city spaces until a more concrete policy was drafted about usage. The November moratorium attempted to address several concerns, including the long debated “prayer station” in the City Hall atrium. The station did not cater to a particular religion and a separate “reason station” was created for non-religious people. With the moratorium, both stations were removed from the atrium. This has sparked ongoing discourse, both for and against, during public comment at council meetings. “What we want to do is frame constitutional policy for the use of the atrium to make sure that everybody’s
With guidance from Center Line Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Haynes, a number of students get ready to secure vegetable plants in the Victory Garden. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Planting the seeds of ‘Victory’ BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
CENTER LINE — It’s a garden party in the Center Line Public Schools district. District Superintendent Joseph Haynes — a gardener at heart — is in the process of establishing a community garden on school grounds known as the Victory Garden. The garden will beautify an empty space behind Center Line High School and the See PLANTING on page 11A
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